Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley told Newsmax that the RNC staff is totally focused on the agenda of President Donald Trump. Whatley told “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE” on Monday that, “We are very, very focused on making sure that we have the right environment to run in.”

Whatley emphasized that with midterm elections coming up, everything the congressional Republicans do is being closely watched. “And getting the big, beautiful bill passed was absolutely essential so that we could extend the Trump tax cuts.”

Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill was a monumental process and required a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance to move it out of the Senate. The bill is about 1,000 pages long and covers government spending cuts, making Trump tax cuts from 2017 permanent, and saving many Americans thousands each year, according to Republican leaders.

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